The latest action has been taken under the provisions introduced through the amendment to the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in August 2019. The amendment empowered the Government of India to designate individual persons as terrorists. Before the amendment came into effect, only organisations could be officially declared as terrorist organisations under the law.
The inclusion of these 23 individuals enables the National Investigation Agency to initiate legal measures against them, including blocking financial resources, imposing an embargo on arms transactions, and seizing their assets in accordance with the provisions of the anti-terrorism law.
With the addition of the latest names, the total number of individuals designated as terrorists under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act has increased to 80.
Among those newly designated are reportedly three close associates of Hafiz Saeed, the founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba, who has been accused of involvement in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks. The attacks claimed the lives of more than 160 people and left hundreds of others injured.
The latest designation reflects the Government of India's continued use of the legal framework provided under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act to target individuals accused of involvement in terrorism and to strengthen enforcement actions against terror networks through financial restrictions, asset seizures, and other legal measures.
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